Saturday, April 01, 2006

Marines Patrol Abu Ghraib Area

U.S. Marine 2nd Lt. David F. Samuel hands out bottles of water to an elderly Iraqi woman in the Abu Ghraib area. Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment performs regular patrols in the area conducting cache sweeps and security patrols. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

Marines from Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment conduct security patrols in the area surrounding the Abu Ghraib prison. The Marines are learning their new area using a method of stopping, looking, seeing and smelling. The Marines use this tactic to check the area out for insurgent activities. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Neal A. Wagner keeps a vigilant eye as Marines from his squad crossed an intersection in the area surrounding the Abu Ghraib prison. The prison is located 20 miles west of Baghdad. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

U.S. Marine Sgt. Jose L. Alicea demonstrates to local Iraqi children how his protective glasses keep him safe during an explosion. The children laughed as Alicea acted out an explosion with his hands and provided sound effects. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

An Iraqi man takes time to fill out a survey on how the military is handling the area surrounding the Abu Ghraib prison. Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment has been patrolling the area for two weeks performing cache searches and security patrols. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

Three young boys living in the outskirts of Abu Ghraib prison take time to pose for a picture while Marines from Company C, 1st Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment conducted a survey in the area. U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. William Skelton

In Today's News - Saturday, April 1, 2006

Quote of the Day"All the armies of Europe, Asia and Africa combined, with all the treasure of the earth (our own excepted) in their military chest; with a Bonaparte for a commander, could not by force take a drink from the Ohio or make a track on the Blue Ridge in a trial of a thousand years."

Today in History1572 - The Sea Beggars land in Holland, capturing the small town of Briel.1863 - The first wartime conscription law goes into effect in the U.S..1865 - At the Battle of Five Forks, Gen. Robert E. Lee begins his final offensive.1918 - England's Royal Air Force is formed.1920 - Germany's Workers Party changes its name to the Nationalist Socialist German Worker's Party (Nazis).1924 - Adolf Hitler is sentenced to five years in prison for the "Beer Hall Putsch."1928 - China's Chiang Kai-shek begins attacks on communists.1939 - The Spanish Civil War effectively ends with the official recognition of Franco's government.1942 - The U.S. Navy begins a partial convoy system in the Atlantic.1945 - U.S. forces land in Okinawa.1948 - The Berlin Airlift begins, relieving the surrounded city from the Soviet siege.1951 - U.N. forces again move northward across the 38th Parallel in Korea.1954 - The U.S. Air Force Academy is founded in Colorado.1968 - The U.S. Army launches Operation Pegasus to reopen a land route to the besieged Khe Sanh Marine base.1970 - The U.S. Army charges Cpt. Ernest Medina for his part in the My Lai massacre.1972 - The North Vietnamese launch the Nguyen Hue offensive.1982 - The United States transfers control of the Canal Zone to Panama.